Fayetteville school administrators and police said they want students to hit cross walk buttons rather than get hit by cars, which is what happened Wednesday morning in front of Fayetteville High School.

Fayetteville police said Wednesday's crash wouldn't have happened had the student been crossing at the right place.

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"He was very close to a designated crosswalk where it was protected by a light. There was another one further down the street, but he was taking the risk to try to cross to catch up with his friends,” said Sgt. Craig Stout of the Fayetteville Police Department.

Fayetteville schools’ public information officer Alan Wilbourn said he doesn't think more crosswalks or lights are needed in the area. He said there's an empty field sitting across from the school, to which students don’t need access most of the time.

"So it's just a matter of talking to the students and saying, 'Don't get impatient, go down and wait, and it will only be a matter of a couple of minutes, which is not that long,'” he said.

The last crash like the one Wednesday on Martin Luther King Boulevard happened in March 2012.

The school said Wednesday's accident serves as a good reminder to both students and drivers that they need to watch out for each other on the busy stretch of road.

"If you're going to be in and around the Fayetteville High School area, particularly in the morning between 8 and 8:30 and in the afternoon between 3:30 and 4 o'clock, just be aware of each other,” Wilbourn said.